Reference and Research Services
How to get help with all your research questions
Locations, hours, and contact information for the Reference and Research Services areas in each Dalhousie University Library.
Location
The Reference Desk is just inside the front doors of the Law Library.
Area of expertise: Law
Reference Desk Hours
Contact Information
- Phone: 902-494-2124
- Fax: 902-494-6669
- E-mail: lawref@dal.ca
Research Tools
- Legal research Resources
Subject Guides
Location
The service desk is located on the main floor of the MacRae Library building.
Area of expertise: Agriculture
Reference Desk Hours
Location
The service desk is located on the fifth floor of the Killam Library.
Area of expertise: Archives & Killam Special Collections
Reference Desk Hours
Contact Information
- Phone: 902-494-3615
- Email: archives@dal.ca, spcoll@dal.ca
Research Tools
Subject Guides
Killam Location
The Reference & Research service is available from the Killam Library Service Point in the lobby of the Killam. Killam Reference librarians' offices are located on the Killam's 3rd floor, room 3621.
Areas of expertise: Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Management, Sciences
Killam Location
The Reference & Research service is available from the Killam Library Service Point in the lobby of the Killam. Killam Reference librarians' offices are located on the Killam's 3rd floor, room 3621.
Areas of expertise: Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Management, Sciences
Reference Desk Hours
Research Tools & Subject Guides
- Reference Collections (in-library use only)
- Computer Science
- GIS Resources
- Humanities
- Management
- Sciences
- Social Sciences
Wallace McCain Learning Commons Location
Librarian services are available year round by appointment.
Area of expertise: Sciences
Contact the librarians:
- Gwen MacNairn (Biology, Medical Sciences)
- Julie Marcoux (Psychology/Neuroscience, Data for the Social Sciences)
- Michelle Paon (Oceanography)
- Sarah Stevenson (Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Marine Affairs, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics & Atmospheric Science)
Subject Guides
Locations:
- Learning Commons: Collaborative Health Education Building, 5793 University Avenue (second floor)
- Collections: Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, 5850 College Street
Areas of Expertise: Medicine, Health Professions, Dentistry
Contact Information
- Phone: 902-717-5244 (Voicemail after hours)
- Fax: 902-494-3750
- E-mail: kellogg.library@dal.ca
Research Tools
Research Services
Reference Desk Hours CHEB
Reference Desk Hours Tupper
Location
The Reference Desk is located just inside the front doors of the Sexton Library.
Areas of expertise: Architecture & Planning, Engineering
Reference Desk Hours
Contact Information
- Phone: 902-494-3240
- Fax: 902-494-6089
- E-mail: sexton.library@dal.ca
Research Tools
Subject Guides
Research Services
Contact a Sexton reference librarian to learn more about these services.
Dunn
Location
The Reference Desk is just inside the front doors of the Law Library.
Area of expertise: Law
Reference Desk Hours
Contact Information
- Phone: 902-494-2124
- Fax: 902-494-6669
- E-mail: lawref@dal.ca
Research Tools
- Legal research Resources
Subject Guides
MacRae
Location
The service desk is located on the main floor of the MacRae Library building.
Area of expertise: Agriculture
Reference Desk Hours
Archives & Special Collections
Location
The service desk is located on the fifth floor of the Killam Library.
Area of expertise: Archives & Killam Special Collections
Reference Desk Hours
Contact Information
- Phone: 902-494-3615
- Email: archives@dal.ca, spcoll@dal.ca
Research Tools
Subject Guides
Killam & WMLC
Killam Location
The Reference & Research service is available from the Killam Library Service Point in the lobby of the Killam. Killam Reference librarians' offices are located on the Killam's 3rd floor, room 3621.
Areas of expertise: Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Management, Sciences
Killam Location
The Reference & Research service is available from the Killam Library Service Point in the lobby of the Killam. Killam Reference librarians' offices are located on the Killam's 3rd floor, room 3621.
Areas of expertise: Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Management, Sciences
Reference Desk Hours
Research Tools & Subject Guides
- Reference Collections (in-library use only)
- Computer Science
- GIS Resources
- Humanities
- Management
- Sciences
- Social Sciences
Wallace McCain Learning Commons Location
Librarian services are available year round by appointment.
Area of expertise: Sciences
Contact the librarians:
- Gwen MacNairn (Biology, Medical Sciences)
- Julie Marcoux (Psychology/Neuroscience, Data for the Social Sciences)
- Michelle Paon (Oceanography)
- Sarah Stevenson (Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Marine Affairs, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics & Atmospheric Science)
Subject Guides
Kellogg & CHEB
Locations:
- Learning Commons: Collaborative Health Education Building, 5793 University Avenue (second floor)
- Collections: Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, 5850 College Street
Areas of Expertise: Medicine, Health Professions, Dentistry
Contact Information
- Phone: 902-717-5244 (Voicemail after hours)
- Fax: 902-494-3750
- E-mail: kellogg.library@dal.ca
Research Tools
Research Services
Reference Desk Hours CHEB
Reference Desk Hours Tupper
Sexton
Location
The Reference Desk is located just inside the front doors of the Sexton Library.
Areas of expertise: Architecture & Planning, Engineering
Reference Desk Hours
Contact Information
- Phone: 902-494-3240
- Fax: 902-494-6089
- E-mail: sexton.library@dal.ca
Research Tools
Subject Guides
Research Services
Contact a Sexton reference librarian to learn more about these services.